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Lamp (polycandelon) — Anonymous, Byzantine

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Written by: Alessandro FischerSenior Specialist · Antiquities
Antiquities · Catalogue no. 516916
Anonymous, Byzantine

Lamp (polycandelon)

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byThe Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities via Europeana
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Cast bronze or some copper-containing metal (because of verdigris). Central flower with six petals attached with six outer circles that were there for the candles. Three smaller loops for the chains that connect with a cross that is pierces in its upper part for a hook.

Artist / MakerAnonymous, Byzantine
Culture / OriginByzantine, Sweden
DepartmentByzantine
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